Haven (Dark Tranquillity album)

Haven
Studio album by Dark Tranquillity
Released	July 25, 2000 (2000-07-25)
Recorded	March–April 2000 Studio Fredman
Genre	Melodic death metal, gothic metal
Length	43:06
Label	Century Media
Producer	Dark Tranquillity[1] & Fredrik Nordström
Dark Tranquillity chronology
Projector (1999) Haven (2000) Damage Done (2002)

Haven is the fifth studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity, released on 25 July 2000. This release is the first recorded as a six-piece, the first to feature Mikael Niklasson and Martin Brändström, and the first release with Martin Henriksson on guitar, switching from his previous position on bass.

Style

Haven retains some of the death metal elements of past albums, adding more electronics and more polished production. Mikael Stanne mostly uses harsh vocals, but his clean vocals that were prominent on the previous album, Projector, are used on "Emptier Still" and bonus track "In Sight", the latter showing more of a cleanly-sung rock style.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mikael Stanne

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"The Wonders at Your Feet"	Brändström Jivarp Henriksson	3:00
2.	"Not Built to Last"	Jivarp Henriksson Brändström	3:38
3.	"Indifferent Suns"	Nicklasson Henriksson	3:35
4.	"Feast of Burden"	Henriksson Jivarp	3:25
5.	"Haven"	Jivarp Henriksson	3:32
6.	"The Same"	Brändström Jivarp Henriksson	3:10
7.	"Fabric"	Brändström	3:56
8.	"Ego Drama"	Jivarp Henriksson	4:34
9.	"Rundown"	Henriksson Jivarp	3:53
10.	"Emptier Still"	Henriksson	3:39
11.	"At Loss for Words"	Jivarp Henriksson	6:44
Total length:			43:06

Japan Reissue

No.	Title	Music	Length
12.	"Cornered"	Henriksson Brändström	3:59

2009 Remastered Reissue

No.	Title	Music	Length
12.	"In Sight"	Stanne Jivarp Henriksson	4:12
13.	"Misery in Me"	Stanne Jivarp Sundin Henriksson	4:39
14.	"Cornered"	Henriksson Brändström	3:59
15.	"The Wonders at Your Feet" (live)	Brändström Jivarp Henriksson	3:45

Videos

• "Therein" (first digipak and Japan only)

Reception

Like the previous album, Projector, critical reception was mixed. Guitarist Niklas Sundin has been quite critical of the album, stating that this is his least favourite Dark Tranquillity album, considering it "too safe in places" and stating that the album "could probably benefit from more variation".[2] Despite the mixed feelings towards Haven, MetalGuru listed it #5 in its "Retro 2000 Top 5 Albums."[3] AllMusic called it "inspired" and a "career milestone".[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

Release history

Date	Note
7 July 2000
5 May 2009	Reissue

Credits

Dark Tranquillity Mikael Stanne − vocals Niklas Sundin − lead guitar Martin Henriksson − rhythm guitar Michael Nicklasson − bass Martin Brändström − keyboards, electronics Anders Jivarp − drums

Other Personnel Christer Lundberg - creative assistance Anders Fridén - engineering Fredrik Nordström - engineering Kerstin Rössler - photography Lindor Tidang - photography Göran Finnberg - mastering Ulf Horbelt - remastering Niklas Sundin − artwork

References

1. "The official DARK TRANQUILLITY homepage". Darktranquillity.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
2. "DARK TRANQUILLITY Guitarist Niklas Sundin Discusses the Old Days, Re-Released Albums". Bravewords.com.
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4. "Dark Tranquillity - Haven Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2023.